Nigerian Air Force deploys for Gambia mission

ON JANUARY 18 elements of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) deployed to Senegal as part of the Nigerian contingent of the Economic Community of West African States Military Intervention in Gambia (ECOMIG) – a standby force tasked by ECOWAS heads of state to enforce the December 1, 2016 election mandate in the Gambia. On January 19 the Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh rejected an ultimatum to stand aside for his democratically elected successor. The NAF moved a contingent of 200